Microsoft Launches New Privacy Features for Windows 11

Microsoft is developing a new privacy dashboard to patch its vulnerabilities for Windows 11 that will allow users to view which apps and tools have access to sensitive hardware components such as the camera, microphone, location, phone calls, messages, and screenshots. It’s included in one of June Windows 11 Preview Builds and now is ready for testing in the Dev Channel for Windows Insiders.

Users will be able to view the newly implemented tool in the Privacy & Security > App Permissions section, where a “Recent activity” option will be available, as per Microsoft. Users will be able to locate the monitored category of information in this section. “Once clicked, it will show every instance of one of the programs installed on a user’s machine that has recently accessed sensitive devices and information,” says the next step. Even though the list contains information about the most recent time the program accessed the service, clicking on any of the entries yields no additional information.

Several users would be able to proactively protect themselves from ransomware and phishing attacks that are unwittingly deployed by malicious actors due to this additional layer of privacy. Malware or malicious software may obtain access to a user’s privacy in s

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